Country
Benin BEN
score date 2026-10-10 · 30d -2.2
Seven dimensions
Credibility gap88.1
IMF / national CPI · as of 2026-08-01 · coverage: bronze
Behind the curve—
BIS policy rates + CPI · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Communication—
Central-bank statements · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Geopolitical47.6
GDELT · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Growth60.3
World Bank WDI / IMF WEO · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Liquidity—
IMF BOP / BIS / FRED · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Governance43.8
World Bank WGI · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Benin sovereign credibility, in brief
Benin scores 59.2 out of 100 on the composite sovereign credibility index — credibility band 50–65. That ranks it 5 of 43 in Sub-Saharan Africa, the 91st percentile of the region. The score has fallen 0.2 points over the past seven days. CPI 0.2% (implicit target) — credibility under pressure (59/100).
As of 2026-10-10 · scored daily from public data under methodology v8
Peer context
Rank 5/43 in Sub-Saharan Africa · 91th percentile
Region avg 49.3 · best 61.7 · worst 14.1
90-day trend
External pulse
- Port trade momentum, 30d YoY
- -12.5%
- as of 2026-10-11
- Commodity terms-of-trade, 12m change
- -1.1%
- as of 2026-10-11
Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org) · Terms-of-trade: IMF Commodity Terms of Trade
Key indicators
External & activity
| Cpi monthly index | 102.8 | 2026-07-01 | ILO CPI |
| Current account (% GDP) | -8.2% | 2023-12-31 | World Bank |
| FDI inflows (% GDP) | 2.0% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP growth, annual | 8.1% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Nightlights radiance (monthly sum) | 73.8K | 2025-12-01 | World Bank / NASA Black Marble |
| Nightlights radiance, YoY | -24.9% | 2025-12-01 | derived |
| Remittances (% GDP) | 1.1% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| Trade openness (% GDP) | 37.1% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate | 1.6% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate (ILO) | 1.7% | 2022-12-31 | ILO |
Structure
| External debt (% GNI) | 66.6% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP per capita (USD) | $1,658 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Labor force participation | 76.3% | 2022-12-31 | ILO |
| WGI: control of corruption | -0.2 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: government effectiveness | -0.2 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: political stability | -0.4 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: regulatory quality | -0.3 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: rule of law | -0.5 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: voice & accountability | -0.3 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
Nightlights: World Bank / NASA Black Marble VIIRS (CC BY 4.0)
Follow the moves
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